Introduction
Daniel Egbunike (born 29 October 1989) is a British professional boxer who competes in the super lightweight division.
Amateur career
Egbunike started boxing aged 23 at his local boxing gym for two years before going on to win the ABA Championships. Egbunike won both the novice and elite ABA titles.
Professional career
Egbunike made his professional debut against Alec Bazza on 7 October 2017 at the Brentwood Centre in Essex, scoring a second round technical knockout (TKO).
On 28 June 2019 he faced fellow unbeaten prospect Martin McDonagh in a Southern Area title eliminator at the York Hall in London. Egbunike won via points decision over ten rounds, setting up a shot at the Southern Area title. On 9 November he outpointed the previously-unbeaten Billy Allington over ten rounds at the York Hall, capturing the Southern Area super-lightweight title in the fewest amount of fights to date – winning the title in just his sixth professional bout.
Personal life
Before boxing, Egbunike served time in prison on two separate occasions for dealing drugs, serving a total of two years and nine months for both offences.
Professional boxing record
| Professional record summary | ||
| 6 fights | 6 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 3 | 0 |
| By decision | 3 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Billy Allington | PTS | 10 | 9 Nov 2019 | York Hall, London, England | Won vacant Southern Area super lightweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Martin McDonagh | PTS | 10 | 28 Jun 2019 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Janos Andras Vass | KO | 2 (6) | 9 Mar 2019 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ivan Godor | PTS | 6 | 2 Apr 2018 | York Hall, London, England | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Israel Munoz | TKO | 1 (4) | 2 Dec 2017 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Alec Bazza | TKO | 2 (4) | 7 Oct 2017 | Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England |